Saturday, 30 January 2016

Kovalev vs Pascal 2 Prediction & Analysis We are hours away from Pascal vs Kovalev 2. It's hard not to get excited for this fight, since both are always in entertaining fights. However to put this bluntly, this is a mismatch & it won't last long. Kovalev will win this inside of four rounds. I will go over some inside information and some general information into why Pascal is on the way down. Pascal's Former Trainer - Word going around gyms and boxing circles is a former member of Pascal's team refused to work with him in this fight, out of concern for the outcome and Pascal's health. This cornerman said Pascal is no chance to beat Kovalev & he turned down the opportunity to work with Pascal for this bout & also cost himself some money. If this is to be believed, it rings alarm bells. Pascal's team see him train and spar each session, so if one person has pulled out due to concerns about the outcome, then it's likely Pascal isn't showing much in the gym. Pascal also lost his last bout to Gonzalez. Despite the scorecards showing Pascal won, he lost this bout by around 3-4 rounds. Media sitting ringside at this bout all scored the fight for Gonzalez. So what to expect? This won't last long. Pascal has a good chin and he's tough & stubborn. Kovalev should take Pascal out within 3 rounds. Pascal is shot, in terms of stamina. He gets very tired and only fights for 1 minute in each round. He takes parts of the rounds off. However Pascal still does have a big punch and he won't lose this. If he can somehow land something huge on Kovalev, well anything can happen. But the chance of an early Kovalev KO win is very very high. This should be fun. They both hate each other. If Pascal can pull off this upset it will be astonishing. But it simply won't happen. Kovalev by KO in round 3 or 4.

Friday, 22 January 2016

No Shock here. Despite being one of the
biggest fights in boxing at the moment and one of the biggest fights in UK
history, Khan vs Brook won’t be happening in 2016 and here’s why:

The egos of both sides are getting in
the way of simple business and economics.

Despite being told not to go to the
media with anything, Khan went public with some private negotiation information today.

According to Hearn: Khan’s lawyer met with Eddie Hearn and requested a guarantee of 10
million £ for the bout to move forward. Khan’s
team also requested an upside figure of 80-20. These demands are unrealistic.
But not to far off. The guarantee is a non-starter, that's not happening. The split should be around 60-40 or 65-35 to Khan. Khan is
the much bigger draw in the UK & in the US also. However offering Brook only 20%, considering Brook has the title, ensures the fight doesn't happen.

It seems as though Khan's team were unable to move on this and this was the first and final offer for the bout to move forward. It's also possible Hearn and Brook's ego's got in the way and negotiations simply stalled. It's pure insanity on both parts really. It's not only the biggest fight for both in terms of legacy, it's the biggest fight in terms of money.

Khan stands to earn around $3M US for a rematch with
Garcia, should Garcia beat Guerrero. Khan would be looking at between $10-$15M US for a bout with Brook in the UK. It does a huge gate and some serious broadcasting fees across the globe.

Kell Brook is currently earning around the $500 000 US
mark per fight. A fight with Khan would earn Brook close to $5M US, even with a
smaller share of the purse.

Insanity from both sides is ensuring this fight is gone for 2016. The funny thing is Khan vs Brook is actually a bigger fight in the USA then Khan vs Garcia 2. So this makes absolutely no sense.

Saturday, 9 January 2016

Billy Joe Saunders recently defeated
Andy Lee in an impressive performance to pick up the WBO Middleweight world
title. Saunders moved his record along to 23-0 and immediately after the fight
GGG and his team have made a concrete offer to Saunders.

Despite what we reported last week about the word being for a $2.3 M offer
being made for Saunders to fight GGG in the US, the offer is thought to be much
less than this. The real offer is a little over $1M according to more sources,
however it could even be lower, which isn’t enough money to get Saunders across
to the US.

Now in response Saunders has requested
GGG make the move to the UK to fight. In all reality GGG should fight Saunders
in the UK. GGG and his team are after unifying all the belts. But in reality
belts don’t mean much these days. Broner is a 4 time world champ and he’s
young. He could be a 20 time world champ by the time his career is over.
Careers aren’t defined by how many belts people win.

GGG’s biggest money fights are at 168.
But his team have mentioned they remain intent on cleaning out the 160 pound
division and unifying all titles. Only problem is GGG is 33 and he turns 34 years
old in a few months. Time is running out and I have serious concerns his work rate will be able
to remain high as he ages.

If the Johnson fight is next, it's a waste of time for GGG legacy wise. He needs the big fights soon. It's also worth remembering that team GGG have mentioned they want to clear out 160 and take all the belts. If anything that puts Saunders in a very strong position business wise. GGG will get the chance to take Canelo's belt later in the year. But if GGG has all the belts, apart from Saunders. He will need to bid big to get a chance to fight Saunders. If Saunders and his team play their cards right, a huge pay day looms. Might be best to wait until 2017 for this one.

Friday, 8 January 2016

Deontay Wilder is the WBC Heavyweight
champion of the world. The brash speaking, extremely powerful and rangy
American is becoming one of the most popular figures in boxing, especially in
the States. Wilder recently had an article published on Forbes discussing his
potential and ability to eventually become unified Heavyweight champion.

Currently Wilder is earning around
$1-$1.5 million per fight and his last two fights have been stay busy fights,
against lesser fighters. Wilder earnt a similar purse vs Stiverne, who he won
the WBC Heavyweight world title against. At the moment Wilder’s purses aren’t
impressive as they are solid, but seen often throughout the sport. Wilder is
currently earning similar purses to what Adrien Broner earns and this is after
Broner has incurred several losses.

Wilder speaks well and he’s powerful.
His fights are entertaining. He is also vulnerable and can be hurt, so when
fans watch Wilder’s fights they know it could finish early and could
potentially go either way.

As of right now Wilder is about to move
towards his first $2M pay day which should be seen against Szpilka. Now it
should get interesting after this bout should Wilder win. Wilder could be
looking at a mandatory defence against Povetkin. Povetkins promoters will try
win the purse bid and stage the bout in Europe. Wilder’s promoter and manager
Al Haymon will also try to win that purse bid. This could lead to a purse in
the range of $5M + for Wilder to defend his title against Povetkin, regardless
of where the fight takes place.

If Wilder is to beat Povetkin, which
many feel is unlikely, he will then be in line for one of the biggest money
fights in sport. Unifying against Tyson Fury, provided Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko
again in the rematch which is widely expected. Wilder vs Fury if staged in
either the US or the UK, could be Wilder’s first purse of $10M plus. It’s a
fair way off and Wilder needs to win his next two bouts.

However Wilder’s current net worth is
around $10M US. But if he wins his next two bouts, he could become the biggest
earner in the sport.

Tyson Fury is Irish by ancestry. His
grandparents were born in Ireland and they are known as ‘Irish Travellers’. A
majority of the families time has been spent between Ireland & England.
Fury classifies himself as Irish and he has the right to. Fury also fought for
Ireland as an amateur boxer throughout several tournaments.

A little off topic, I noticed the
criticism Paul Malignaggi is receiving for representing both Italy & the
United States despite being born in the US. Well Malignaggi lived in Italy for
10 years growing up, so it’s not right if the public or media personalities
question a fighters right to represent the country of their ancestry. Miguel
Cotto is also born in New York City, he represents Puerto Rico and we support
that, as we should. It’s totally up to the fighters with who they represent.

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

In some
horrible news, the news we all knew, it seems as though Roy Jones Jr is having
some serious financial difficulties. Russian promoters have been quoted as
saying Roy owes as much as $4M US in back taxes. Roy lost heavily in Real
Estate and Music businesses which he set up over the years.

Here is some basic information as to Roy’s current situation:

Russian
promoter Hyrunov has reportedly paid off Roy’s entire debt with the US
Government. The debt was close to $4 M. From documents I can see this debt has
been accumulating for a while. (Documents online can be found from as far back
as 2011).

Roy earnt
around $500 000 to fight Enzo Macarinelli. It’s hard to believe he actually
made money, the purpose of the fight could have been to pay money back.

Roy lost a
majority of his income in failed real estate and music businesses.

It’s not all
doom and gloom for Roy, as a Russian citizen he is extremely popular in that
country. He has partnered with several businesses man to open up boxing
schools, courses and other businesses which could generate some significant
revenue.

Roy is also
paid well as a leading HBO commentator.

Roy is just
another former superstar in a long list of boxers who are going through major
financial problems.

More information on Roy's current financial situation can be found from
the below link.

As we know a
major daily discussion from our UK fight fans seems to be who is the best out
of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury & David Haye. And who will be the best in a
couple of years and who will also win these bouts if they fought now or in a
couple of years? Well I rate all three Heavyweights very highly and I will
provide a detailed prediction and analysis of all three fighters. This analysis
will focus on where they sit in the current frame and future frame of
Heavyweight boxing.

Currently

In the
current Heavyweight scene Anthony Joshua looks fantastic. Joshua just destroyed
Whyte over 7 rounds in London. He looked as good as he always does,
ridiculously powerful, fast and a total carelessness and lack of respect for
his opponents power. He virtually walked through Whyte over 7 rounds. However
at one stage Joshua did get caught, but he recovered quickly, which wasn’t a
major issue for me.

David Haye
is back and he’s fighting Mark Demori in a couple of weeks. Now this is the
biggest test of DeMori’s career and also his biggest pay day so far. Demori
isn’t bad, he has a fair few Australians and Croatians who rate him, he’s
unknown because he hasn’t stepped up so far. He came close to getting a bout
with Deontay Wilder around one year ago, however that never came to fruition.
Haye still has a fair bit left. He’s not old in terms of heavyweights and he
has lived a clean lifestyle of organic eating for the past few years. The
reason for his comeback according to many is that he needs money, which
actually is quite a motivating force so it's probably a positive.

Tyson Fury
as of the beginning of 2016 is the unified Heavyweight champion of the world.
Despite what you may read by supposedly "leading boxing experts" that
Fury was horrible when he beat Wladimir Klitschko and Klitschko was even worse,
I totally disagree. Fury went to enemy territory and totally neutralized
Klitschko with fantastic head movement, faints, ring generalship and smart
combination punching at the right times.

So who wins out of all three right now? Who is the best?

Well it’s
quite clear. Tyson Fury as the Undisputed Heavyweight champion should be
recognized as the best right now. Fury did what Haye couldn’t. Haye couldn’t
come close to beating Wladimir Klitschko during his attempt several years back.

However this
isn’t being overly harsh on Haye. Haye stands a better chance to beat Fury then
he does Wlad, in my opinion due to both styles meshing.

Now in terms
of Anthony Joshua in my opinion he loses to both Fury at Haye at the moment.
But in two years time he could easily beat both. But it’s easy to say that with
hindsight, realistically Joshua needs to stay injury free and he needs to
continue stepping up in opposition and he should face a fighter like Arreola
next.

So in
summary. Fury is the king as of right now. He deserves to be respected as this
due to his stunning upset over Wlad in 2015. Can Haye beat Fury? Well he stands
a solid chance. I would be picking Fury by close decision, however if Haye
looks good in his comeback bout he does have a very strong chance. Now for
Anthony Joshua as we mentioned I don’t think he beats Fury or Haye at the
moment, but in two years time he likely beats both.

We need to
remember Fury is a very big Heavyweight, who is highly skilled, intelligent and
someone who has fantastic coordination and who can fight from multiple stances.
He shouldn’t be under estimated.

All three are excitement machines. I expect
Joshua to have a longer and more stunning reign as Heavyweight champ. But for
the moment Fury is the king. And Haye if he can get himself focused and back in
form, isatotal dark horse and he could shake
things up nicely.

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